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Port of Call, an all-you-can-eat Asian buffet restaurant in Hackensack with 400 seats, opened on Wednesday.
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By VICTOR E. SASSON
Editor
A restaurant owner who had dinner at Port of Call, the new all-you-can-eat Asian buffet restaurant in Hackensack, says he prefers another seafood buffet in Little Ferry.
He also said he doesn't see how the new restaurant -- the biggest in Hackensack -- can survive with its high rent and no liquor license.
He said he had dinner there about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the first day Port of Call opened, and didn't see many other customers or that much food laid out.
The restaurant offers "American fusion and sushi," and claims to serve more than 200 items a day, including beef, pasta, cooked seafood, raw bar and salads.
Serves sashimi
One thing he likes is that Port of Call serves sashimi, raw fish without rice, in addition to sushi and sushi rolls (with rice).
The restaurant owner says he prefers Minado, a "Japanese Seafood Buffet Restaurant" in Little Ferry, with all-you-can-eat dinners ranging from $29.95 to $31.95, higher than Port of Call's introductory prices.
Minado, at 1 Liberty Road, is opposite H Mart in Little Ferry.
He believes Port of Call is paying about $30,000 a month is rent at the Home Depot Shopping Center, 450 Hackensack Ave. in Hackensack, and cannot rely on high profits from selling beer, wine and liquor.
they soft opened, not the full menu yet
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DeleteSo he paid full price even though the full menu wasn't served? I've heard the term "soft opening" before. Is it a way for restaurants to test their readiness at the expense of customers?
ReplyDeleteIn Port of Call's case, a delay in getting permits, a common problem in Hackensack, may be behind the opening occurring more than a month after it was scheduled.